My Day My Way.

 I woke this morning on the alarm which is always set for seven. I lay there a while until maybe ten past seven. On getting up I had a shower and threw on some house clothes as I was going to change up to something better after breakfast. If there is time I will usually check a few things on the internet at this point until I hear mum go down to breakfast. This morning though I decide it was best not to, as I had a driving lesson after breakfast so I didn't want to risk getting my head full of unnecessary thoughts and problems. So this morning I got my clothes out for later and then followed mum downstairs at just after eight. We then had a cup of tea before getting the food out and ready for cooking, laid the table and cooked breakfast once dad let us know when he and Eric would be in. When they arrived it was just after nine. We had breakfast and chattered about our day before dad and Eric went back to work. I quickly helped mum clear the things away and went to get ready for my lesson which was at ten thirty.

Today I had a mock driving test which my instructor said I would have passed although there were a couple of times when I went to far in to the junction before turning. This wouldn't have been a fail but it was untidy. She says I am a lazy breaker! I've been called much worse so this didn't upset me at all! What I do is when turning right across on coming traffic, (not forgetting we drive on the left here). I tend to go to far before making the right turn. It's something I do deliberately because I don't like to turn to closely across the nose of the car that I'm turning in front of, so I tend to go quite a bit more forward and then make a more right angled turn. Where as she thinks I should start turning further back so as to have to make a less sharp turn of it. I know the first time today I did go to far even by my standards. If when coming to a junction I can see that I am going to have to wait for oncoming traffic to clear before I can turn I tend to try and adjust my speed so that I arrive at the junction when the turn is clear for me to turn without stopping where as perhaps most people prefer to drive straight up to the junction and put on the brakes and sit there waiting for it to clear. That's why she calls me a lazy breaker. So what I did the first time was my mistake as I misjudged how slow the car approaching was, and so ended up going a few yards further than I should have which meant I had to turn back on myself to take the junction. It was no bit deal, there was no danger of me not making the turn or anything, but as she says, it was messy. I'm probably going to have to adopt the race and stop method rather than the steady cruise method. 

I got back from my lesson at eleven forty five. Mum was making beds when I got in the house after fussing the cats for a few minutes, they were loving the sunshine out on the wall in the yard. So I helped mum finish off the beds and then at twelve fifteen we went down to make sandwiches and tea for dad and Eric who came in just after twelve thirty. We had lunch together, chattered and cleared away before mum and I went in to Selby to get my blood taken as a follow up to the passing out in the camper van incident. By now I think it was around two thirty and I had ages to wait so that by the time we got out is was well after three. We just had time to go to B&M to get some more bird food before returning home, at which we arrived just after four. It was now time for our afternoon tea and biscuits which we enjoyed in the garden - on the bench I painted. There we talked about how nice the garden was looking in the sunshine and what we were doing for dinner. Me and mum had a salad, dad had a couple of burgers and some salad also, or rabbit food as he calls it.

After dinner I cleared away the dinner things and tidied up the kitchen. As it was a nice evening I took a walk around the yard locking at what if anything was or had been happening. I notice Eric has got all cow shit in my tractor which I'm NOT amused about. I said hello to the cattle, some of them come to have a rub, others look like they would also like a fuss but are not quite brave enough to risk it so just stand there looking. I don't go in the sheds with them so if they don't stick their hear through the barrier they miss out. 

By now it's getting on for eight so I go in, get a drink of juice and go sit on the couch and snuggle up  to dad who is busy watching someone getting murder and what have you. Just the usual routine boring TV series stuff. I soon lose interest and fall asleep with dads arm around me protecting me from the nasty people on the TV. He woke me at nine fifteen for supper. I got up to help him. I poured the juice away that I never drank, and made a few crackers and cheese while dad  made the drinks. It was now that he told me how he and Eric seen Rob this afternoon and had then had to spend a whole half hour listing to them do nothing but talk about and sing my praises. Dad reckons I should hurry up and get that Rob down the isle before he goes off the boil, saying that he would make a good sugar daddy! I told him that I didn't need a sugar daddy as I already have one. He gave me a hug and a kiss on the top of my head which was nice for me but maybe a little soppy for you all to be hearing about.

We enjoyed our supper, dad had the news on which was mainly about people getting murdered and what have you, the usual routine boring TV news rubbish! At ten thirty I went up to bed. Often I will spend some time catching up with people online but I figured I hadn't been on all day so why start now. Also I was tired. I'd been up late the night before and Monday's always seem tiring for some reason so I just went straight to bed. It's now Tuesday morning and have to get off down to help mum with breakfast.

Most people reading this will no doubt be saying, so what, who cares! Those that do care will probably be the ones who give me a hard time because I don't spend every spare minute I have writing them a message or what have you. I know I'm a great person and you want all of my attention to yourselves, and I wish I could give you all of it, because I love your interest in my life. But you have to understand also that I have to live that life or there would be nothing for any of us to enjoy. I have to fit all the above things in my day as well as all of you. I just hope you understand, because all I ever ask of you is an understanding. Which is the reason for the above - so that if I appear distant sometimes, you have an understanding.

By the way, none of the above sentence applies to anyone from this diary site who contacts me. I have nearly two hundred entries now and in all of the time it's taken me to post them I have never had one wrong word from anyone, just a few queries, which is great and absolutely fine, and lots of support and interest from the rest. Which again is great and very much appreciated, it inspires me to keep going. As are all interactions wherever they originate from - please just remember there is only one of me though.

Have a lovely day everyone. You're all great in your own way.